Rangersvs.Spurs

Rangers will also face Manchester United later in the campaign, adding to the list of English clubs they have faced since their return after expulsion from the top flight over a decade ago.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 2*

Rangers wins: 0

Draws: 0

Spurs wins: 2

*competitive games only

The history of Rangers and Tottenham is extremely brief, and dates back quite a few generations, with their only competitive meetings coming in the 1962-63 Cup Winners' Cup, as well as a 2022 friendly which Spurs won 2-1.

In a thrilling second-round tie, Jimmy Greaves was among the Tottenham scorers in a 5-2 home win in the first leg, handing them the initiative before travelling to Ibrox.

There was never any threat of a comeback either, with Greaves scoring an early opener in the second leg, before Bobby Smith got himself a brace to hand Spurs a 3-2 win, sending them through 8-4 on aggregate.

Spurs would then go on to win the CWC that season, beating Slovan Bratislava and OFK Beograd to reach the final, where they thrashed Atletico Madrid 5-1.

That was one of a long list of defeats to English clubs that Rangers have suffered, with just three wins from the 16 encounters they have had against clubs south of the border in Europe.

Interestingly, Rangers played in the FA Cup for one season, back in the late 1800s, losing to Aston Villa in the semi-finals.

More recently, they have fared even worse, especially when they faced Liverpool in the Champions League in 2022, being utterly humiliated 7-1 on home soil by Jurgen Klopp's men.

With a clash against Man United on the horizon in January, they will renew acquaintances after meeting in the group stages of the Champions League in 2003 and 2010.

Rangers failed to score a single goal across all four matches - losing three - with their only result being a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford in September 2010.

Spurs have very little experience of facing Scottish sides, with Aberdeen being the only other club they have met in a competition proper, beating the Dons 5-2 on aggregate in the second round of the UEFA Cup in 1973.

The only other occasion it has happened was when Harry Redknapp's Spurs were drawn against Hearts in qualifying for the Europa League in 2011, where they thrashed them 5-0 at Tynecastle, before playing out a bore draw at White Hart Lane.

Previous meetings

Jul 23, 2022: Rangers 1-2 Spurs (Friendly)

Dec 11, 1962: Rangers 2-3 Spurs (Cup Winners' Cup Second Round Second Leg)

Oct 31, 1962: Spurs 5-2 Rangers (Cup Winners' Cup Second Round First Leg)

Written by

Andrew Delaney